The generals have no clothes : the untold story of our endless wars
(2021)
Nonfiction
Book
Call Numbers:
355.033573/ARKIN,W
Availability
Details
PUBLISHED
New York : Simon & Schuster, 2021
EDITION
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition
DESCRIPTION
258 pages ; 23 cm
ISBN/ISSN
9781982130992, 1982130997 :, 1982130997, 9781982130992
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
Perpetual War -- The National Security establishment -- Closing the chapter on 9/11 -- What happened to Obama -- Sipping tea and swapping t-shirts -- Beyond the war machine -- War plays out in Korea -- The power of the network -- Convergence -- A global security index -- Civilian control of the military -- An alternative -- Epilogue: Coronavirus
A leading military expert looks at America's state of perpetual war, and offers solutions such as civilian control of the military and the use of a "Global Security Index" to determine if intervention is truly necessary